Golf bag



N.NESSER GOLF BAG Filed July 27 Wwf/Mai?- Patented May 6, 1924. j

UNITED STATES NICHOLAS NESSER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GrOLIlll BAG.

Application tiled July 27, 1922. Serial No. 577,945.

To all-whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS NEssER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Golf Bags, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in golf bagsand more especiallyto a golf bag having a bottom that can be easlly and cheaply made, isneat in appearance, and strong and durable.

A device embodying the features of my invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a View of a golf bag inside elevation, Fig. 2 is a view in side'elevation of the bottom of thebag,

showing the metal reinforcing plate, Fig. 3

is aV bottom plan view of the bag, and Fig. 4 is a view taken asindicated by the line 1 of Fig. 3.

Since the features of my invention relate primarily to the bottom of thebag, the upper part thereof may be of any desired construction; andaccordingly I have shown in Fig. 1 a bag of the ordinary. cylindricalform, the body of which is made of canvas 20, or other suitablematerial, which may be stiffened in any well known manner, if desired. Ihave here shown, for the purpose of illustration, longitudinalstiffening and strengthening strips of leather 20. At the top of the bagthere is a reinforcing strip of leather 21 and the bag is provided withthe usual strap 22 for carrying. If the body 20 is made of canvas, thereis preferably sewed to the outer face thereof, at the lower end, areinforcing strip of leather 25 of suiiicient thickness to stiifen thecanvas 4and furnish protection and reinforcement thereto. This strip ofleather 25 is preferably supplemented by a second reinforcing strip 26of cardboard, or other suitable material, interposed between the canvasand the leather, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The bottom edges of theleather strip 25 and the cardboard strip 26 are even and both projectabout one-half inch below the bottom edge of the canvas 20.

The bottom of the bag includes an inverted dish-sha ed member 35, hereshown as made of raw ide. This inverted dish-shaped member comprises acircular disk formlng the bottom of the bag, and having at its peripherya downwardly turned annular flange 37 about one-half inch wide. Thisbottom member is put in place so that the bottom edge of the flange 37will be even with the bottom edges of the leather strip 25 and thecardboard strip'26. -A A protecting strip 39 of rawhide,l about two.inches wide, is then formed about the bottom edge of the bag in thefollowing manner. This strip projects about one inch up the outer sideof the bag, and its lower half is folded inwardly across the bottoms ofthe edges ofv the parts 25, 26 and 37, and then upwardly as indicated by41 to lie adjacent the flange 37 on the inner side thereof. The part ofthis strip 39 lying across the bottom edges of the members 25, 26 and 37is indicated by40. The parts are held inplace by three rows ofstitching. The top row o f stitching is indicated by 45, and is near thetop edge of the leather piece 25. These stitches pass through-the upperedge of the leather strip 25 and the canvas part 20. The upper edge ofthe cardboard part 26 terminates just below this row of stitching. Themiddle row of stitching is indicated by 42. This row of stitching isnear the upper edge of the strip 39. the stitches extending through theupper edge of the part 39 and also through the leather 25, cardboard26and canvas 20. The bottom row of stitching is indicated by 50. Thisrow of stitching lies just below the bottom disk 35. The stitches passthrough the part of the protecting strip 39 on the outer side of thebag, through the leather 25, the cardboard 26, the flange 37 near itsupper edge, and also pass again through the upwardly turned part 41 ofthe strip 39 near the upper edge thereof. It will be seen that this rowof stitching 50. passing through the protecting strip 39 twice, willserve to draw the inner and outer parts thereof together to form anannular channel, and will securely fasten and grip the lower edges ofthe parts 25, 26 and 37 in the channel thus formed.

A metal reinforcing piece 80, made in any well known manner, may beprovided at on'e side where the ends of the strip 39 join. Thisreinforcing piece has its lower end folded up against the bottom andriveted as by the rivets 82. Its upper end is fastened by the rivets 83.

The bottom piece 35, as has been stated, is made of rawhide. It is bestformed in the shape shown by first wetting the hide to soften it, andthen pressing it into the shape shown with any suitable die or press.The protecting strip 39 is also preferably formed into shape when wet.`The stitching 42, and

formed into shape and then allowed to dry,-

they may be again moistned and then stitched. After the stitching hasbeen put in, the rawhide part 35l and the protecting strip 39, with itsupwardly turned flangey 41, may be varnished or otherwise protectedagainst moisture. Afterv the rawhides have become dry and after theyhave been rvarnished, they will become very stiff and hard, and strongand durable.

It is to be noted that if the body material 20 is strong enough, thereinforcing band 2 5 could be omitted. In such case the piece 20 wouldbe extended down so that its bottom edge would be about even with thebottom edge of the flange 37. Also, if desired, even with the use of areinforcing band 25, thel material 20 could be extended down. unt-il itslower edge was even with'the lower edge of the flange 37. In otherwords', the reinforcing band 25 virtually constitutes the lower end ofthe body of the' bag. Unless very strong material is used for the entirebody of the bag, the lower end to which the bottom is joined should besomewhat strengthened. This strengthening I accomplish my putting on thereinforcing band 25.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention,.it is to be understood that it is capable' ofl many modications.Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may, be madewithout departing from-the spirit and scope of the invention asdisclosed inthe appended claims, in which it is my intent-ion to claimall novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view ofthe prior art.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A golf bag comprising a tubular body, a reinforcing strip extendingfrom a point on said body to the lower edge thereof, a

.bottom for said bag comprising a diskshaped member having a downturnedflange extending to the lower edge of said reinforcaeeaiaa ing strip, aprotecting strip arraniged to I orcmg cover the lower edges of said reinstrip and the downwardly turned lflange of the bottom member,

and its other e geA folded u wardly onthe inside of the flange of theottom member, a row of stitching passing through the body portion andthe )reinforcing strip, a second row of stitching above the bottommember and passing through the body member the reinforcing strip and theprotecting strip, andra third row gf stiching through both of theupturned. anges ofthe protecting strip, the flange of the bottom-formingmember and the reinforcing strip.

2. A golf bag comprising a tubular body, an inner reinforcingstripextending from a point on said body to the lower edge thereof,an outerreinforcing strip extending from a point above the upper edge of saidfirst referred to strip to the lower edge thereof and forming a pocketfor such first referred to reinforcing strip, a bottom for said bagcomprising a disk-shaped member having a downturned flange extending tothe lower -edges of said reinforcing strips, a' protectupturned flangeof the protecting strip, the

fiange of the bottom-forming member, the

reinforcing strips, and the other upturned4 Hange of the protectingstrip.

July, 1922. l

NICHIJAS NESSER. [11. 5.]

.and having one edge lfolded upwardl on the outside of the bag ag andits other edgel Vitness my hand and seal this 25 day of

